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Calobata sp. has also been bred from decaying roots of ginger plants 
[‘‘ Indian Insect Life,” p. 631, fig. 416] but it is doubtful whether it 
attacks healthy plants. 
TurmeERIC (Curcuma longa). 
The leaves of turmeric are eaten by :— 
Udaspes folus. 
Diacrisia obliqua. 
Udaspes folus [“ South Indian Insects,”’ p. 420, fig. 295] is a sporadi- 
cally serious pest of turmeric, principally in Southern India. The 
greenish caterpillar folds the leaves and pupation takes place in the 
folded leaf. In 1912 at Coimbatore about thirty per cent. of the leaves 
were folded by these caterpillars in a crop of turmeric. The folded leaves 
are easily seen and the enclosed larve and pup may be collected by 
hand. 
Diacrisia obliqua occasionally attacks turmeric, chiefly in Bengal 
and Bihar. The masses of young larve should be hand-picked before 
they have spread. 
The stem of turmeric is bored by Dichocrocts punctiferalis {L.c., p. 433, 
tab. 34], which also occurs in wild turmeric. The damage done is not 
serious as a rule and the only remedy is destruction of the attacked 
stems. 
The rhizomes are attacked by :— 
Calobata sp. 
Aspidiotus hartir. 
a CUrCUMN@: 
Calobata sp. is common is turmeric rhizomes but is always found 
in rotting portions and it is not clear whether it actually does damage 
or is merely a decay-feeder. 
Aspidiotus hartii was found on turmeric rhizomes at Poona in March 
1914 and identified as A. hartii by Mr. Green in October 1915. A. 
hartii was described on yams in the West Indies and the Indian species 
is perhaps the next. 
Aspidiotus curcume is an undescribed species, so named by Mr. Green 
from specimens found at Poona[ Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Journal, X XIII., 
135], the rhizomes being covered with this scale. It is possible that 
this is identical with the material formerly named as A. hartii by Mr. 
Green. : 
Stephanitis typicus [“ South Indian Insects,” pp. 484-485, fig. 369] 
is common on turmeric in Southern India and is at times a minor pest, 
the attacked leaves, where punctured, being spotted with yellow and 
